Department of Defense

Tags: Army, Department of Defense, Clean Energy, Renewable EnergyOctober 11 -- Daniel Rice takes taxis down long desert roads in Afghanistan’s combat zones to make sales calls. He travels at night, unarmed, and when he’s dropped at the gate of a U.S. military base, ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Department of Defense, renewable energy, clean energy, wind, solar, oil, biofuels, energy costsJanuary 29 -- The U.S. Department of Defense is the largest single consumer of energy in the world, gobbling up 3.8 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and 120 million barrels of oil per year. It’s an ... [ +++ ]

Tags: US Senate, military, biofuels, Department of Defense, oil prices, national securityDecember 3 -- US Senate voted Wednesday to restore the Defense Department's ability to buy biofuels. As the largest petroleum user in the world, the US military says its dependence on oil is a national ... [ +++ ]

Tags: senate, oil, biofuels, military, nationak security, dependence on oil, Department of DefenseNovember 30 -- When it comes to reducing the military’s dependence on oil, senators from both sides of the aisle have the Department of Defense’s back. By striking down a pair of shortsighted ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Army, sustainability, clean energy, environment, military, department of defenseOctober 29 -- The Department of Defense has been steadily picking up the pace of its clean energy initiatives, and that includes the Army Reserve. This week, CleanTechnica had an opportunity to speak with ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Navy, military, Department of Defense, Ray Mabus, biofuels, solar, renewable energy... praised the progress the Navy has made and assured attendees at an industry conference that the goals he laid out in 2009 would be achieved within or ahead of the ambitious self-prescribed timeline. >>View ... [ +++ ]

Tags: Department of DefenseNov. 4, 2011 -- Almost every DoD service and agency is analyzing how best to reduce its dependence on foreign energy and improve its resiliency. DoD plans to hand out $30 million in clean energy grants ... [ +++ ]